Seljord

Seljord Municipality

*Seljord kommune*
Seljord Municipality Seljord kommune
Municipality
	Sillejord herred (historic name); Silgjord herred (historic name)
	View of the local Seljord Church
	Flag Coat of arms
	Telemark within Norway
	Seljord within Telemark
	Coordinates: 59°30′48″N 8°38′56″E
Country	Norway
County	Telemark
District	Vest-Telemark
Established	1 Jan 1838
• Created as	Formannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centre	Seljord
Government
• Mayor (2023)	Solveig Sundbø Abrahamsen (H)
Area
• Total	715.09 km2 (276.10 sq mi)
• Land	669.28 km2 (258.41 sq mi)
• Water	45.81 km2 (17.69 sq mi) 6.4%
• Rank	#161 in Norway
Population (2023)
• Total	2,939
• Rank	#229 in Norway
• Density	4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	−0.2%
Demonym	Seljording
Official language
• Norwegian form	Nynorsk
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-4022
Website	Official website
	Data from Statistics Norway

Seljord

Municipality in Telemark, Norway

Seljord is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional districts of Upper Telemark and Vest-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Seljord. Other villages in the municipality include Flatdal and Åmotsdal.

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The 715-square-kilometre (276 sq mi) municipality is the 161st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Seljord is the 229th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,939. The municipality's population density is 4.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 0.2% over the previous 10-year period.^[4]^[5]

Seljord is famous for its sea serpent, Selma, who allegedly lives in Lake Seljord (Seljordsvatnet).

The yearly Dyrsku'n market, held since 1866, attracts 60,000 to 80,000 visitors each year. The large fair started as a show of farm animals. More recently, it also includes a huge market with vendors selling a variety of goods including base layer clothing, Bergans outdoors equipment, crafts, and food. Amusement rides are also featured.

Seljord folk high school is located in Seljord. The school offers a variety of courses including outdoor adventure, theater, music, and art.

Government

Seljord Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.^[12] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Telemark District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Seljord is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four-year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

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Parish (sokn)	Church name	Location of the church	Year built
Seljord	Flatdal Church	Flatdal	1654
	Mandal Chapel	Mandal	1954
	Seljord Church	Seljord	1180
	Åmotsdal Church	Åmotsdal	1792

Party name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	4
	Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)	4
	Conservative Party (Høgre)	5
	Red Party (Raudt)	1
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	3
Total number of members:		17

Party name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	3
	Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)	2
	Green Party (Miljøpartiet Dei Grøne)	2
	Conservative Party (Høgre)	3
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	7
Total number of members:		17

Party name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	6
	Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)	1
	Green Party (Miljøpartiet Dei Grøne)	1
	Conservative Party (Høgre)	5
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	1
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	6
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
Total number of members:		21

Party name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	4
	Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)	2
	Conservative Party (Høgre)	8
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	3
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	2
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	1
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
Total number of members:		21

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Seljord Municipality Seljord kommune
Municipality
Sillejord herred (historic name) Silgjord herred (historic name)
View of the local Seljord Church
Flag Coat of arms
Telemark within Norway
Seljord within Telemark
Coordinates: 59°30′48″N 8°38′56″E
Country	Norway
County	Telemark
District	Vest-Telemark
Established	1 Jan 1838
• Created as	Formannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centre	Seljord
Government
• Mayor (2023)	Solveig Sundbø Abrahamsen (H)
Area
• Total	715.09 km² (276.10 sq mi)
• Land	669.28 km² (258.41 sq mi)
• Water	45.81 km² (17.69 sq mi) 6.4%
• Rank	#161 in Norway
Population (2023)
• Total	2,939
• Rank	#229 in Norway
• Density	4.4/km² (11/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	−0.2%
Demonym	Seljording^[1]
Official language ^[2]
• Norwegian form	Nynorsk
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-4022^[3]
Website	Official website
Data from Statistics Norway

Party name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	13
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister)	14
Total number of members:		27

Party name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	9
	Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet)	3
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister)	12
Total number of members:		24

Party name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	24
Total number of members:		24

Party name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	10
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	5
	Joint list of the Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) and the Liberal Party (Venstre)	5
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister)	4
Total number of members:		24
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.